Show r I FARMERS IN W R OF WORDS WORDS' Time Marks Reorganization ni of Utah County Farmers Farmers' Association I SUPREME ME CO COURT Rr ASS ASSAILED Demand New Nev Fighting Blood to Lower Lowe Water in Utah Lake Lakel I I Republican Special Service Ice Provo Prove Dec 7 t At a reorganization meeting of the Utah Count County Farmers' Farmers association as as- sedation In the court house this afternOon afternoon after after- n noon lon the time action of or tho time present lake com corn commissioners mh missioners lori rs of or Utah county was wat rl ridiculed the decisions of or the supreme court assailed assailed as as- sailed and the demands made for new and anti Jl lighting hUn blood to to check the of Ut Utah h county property b by the risIng ris ris- ing of or the water In Utah laJ lake o. o Personalities Personalities Person Person- em cre Indulged d In In or order raised until it looked for tor a While as If It police Interference might bo ho needed to quell tho threatening storm The first round of the war of or words begab began be be- Ian gab while T. T B. B Milner one of or the Jk commissioners was making c rt report or of orthe orthe the commissioners commissioners' doln doings s. s Tho The aggressor s as sor in the melee v was ns Geor George c I T. T P Pea a tho tIm warhorse u orator of Utah count county It seems seeing that years ears 3 ago 0 an nn agreement rE was was- made madd between parties p irr In- Utah and arid Salt Lake count county respectively affecting the regulation of the flow of or water from Utah lake The covenant stipulated d that water must flow unobstructed In lit Jordan river ri from November 15 IS of ot each ye year r to lo March Marth 1 15 of each ensuing year B By this arrangement it was thought that the low lands on the borders of Utah lake would not be flooded d and at the same some time lime permit permit permit per per- mit the storing of or water sufficient t to ta supply supply sup sup- pi ply the demands of ot Salt L I Lake c. c county Claim Contract Contral Subsequent to this agreement parties In S Salt lt Lake count county changed ed th the bed of the rl riter and constructed another dam Inthe Inthe in inthe the Jordan river near the outlet of ot Utah lake Utah count county claims' claims that this alteration alter alter- atlon was WitS a violation of the terms eons enns of ot the contract Litigation followed The Tho supreme eme court hold held that b by reason of or tho the change chango In the bed hed o of tho the river and th thc the c construction of ot the dam Salt s-iU Lake dounty parties s would be permitted per to place 2 22 inches s of obstruction on the sill of tho dam and that If IC this interfered or was wa detrimental to the Utah county counts property the Utah count county owners had failed to tomake tomake tomake make this claim In the tho suit During the Ja last t year the waters In Utah lake are said to have been two feet teet four tour c. c Inches s above o compromise point and to have haxo damaged J acres of land landby landby b by flooding and soaking soaking- The Tho cause of or orthe the time rise riso Is said to be partly the tho wet sea seas season s son n. n nail and partly the obstructed condition of the outlet of or Walt Utah lake But whatever whatever what what- ever the tho condition was the tho commissioners commission commission- ers were heM held solely responsible for not having ha tho obstructions removed from the damn Mr Ir r Pt-ny Pt uT rul Tak- Tak Flour In Iii defense of oC their action In lh the matter mat mat- ter tr Mr MI Milner read that portion of ot the tile decree gran granting the privilege to Snit Salt Lake Lako county of or maintaining tho the 22 or of OI obstruction This brought G Oc or T. T Pony to his hi feet teet with n a hargo oC of bribery bf y 11 1 1 iv p point Fr of ortle i 1 anil i lety r tj MJ lie JIo wn Vox C tp again for rr yIng that th jud Judges smaIl made tJ n In ance Then Ihen In a n. burt burist of oC ora oratorical bombast to Air Ir Pony Jony h hi call a 1 time the attention of oC t to tho the point 1111 nt wished to ma make e which ho said made tho the decision lon of ot the court unconstitutional t 1 t lie ito lucId held the decro decree violated section 10 of or the tho constitution of or the tho United States which ho iio claimed provided that the sol solemnity of oC a a. t could not lIot bo hO by tho the decrees of or acourt n a court court- What hat ho wanted was to see eo men elected who would stand b by the orl original agreement and nud tl fight ht for Cor the rl rights of oC Utah count county Those elected were score George e T T. P leay Il jr Sr of r Provo Prove o and Joseph 12 E. Creer of f sr ef Lake le Shore The Tho officers s of r the tho I t tab lab Co County Count un ty Farmers Farmers' association t I on were re elected Andrew Knudsen president l- l dent Joel A. A Johnson vice president EJ F. 1 I Ic secretary A committee commit commit- t tee consisting of or the tue secretary tar and the two 1 commissioners was wal appointed to toas as ascertain how much louch land In Utah county is affected l h by th the water r in Utah lake hy by whom the land lart l is owned o and to devise If some plan by which an nn OitI equitable Itabi e oci ess m en t against t a it I. I th the e property to be e used as a n. fun fund to bring Salt Lake C county Stilt Salt Lake canal companies com corn panl panics s an and Salt Lake Lako City to the terms of or the original agreement l Not nt t In to It is expected that nn nit attorney y and hydraulic engineer will be 10 employed to look after alter the time Interests of Utah etah count county farmers who have ha slept upon their theli rights until they thy have been flooded d' d doUt oUt It Is feared that unless something Is done to lower the watt water 1 In the lake the lower portions of or Provo Prove will Vm be under tinder water r b by another year |